Kim Robert Stroud

Kim Robert Stroud returned to the loving arms of his Father in Heaven on April 25, 2021 at the age of 46. He was born in Murray, Utah on October 13, 1974 to Terry and Rena Stroud. Kim grew up in Kennewick, Washington and Sandy, Utah. He graduated from Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah in 1993. Kim loved scouting and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. After graduation he served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, teaching the gospel in Sendai, Japan. He earned his Microsoft Network Certification and was nearly finished with a degree from the University of Phoenix. Kim met the love of his life, Jill Crosby, and after a brief courtship they married in the Salt Lake City Temple for time and all eternity on September 19, 2003. They adopted 4 beautiful children, Emily, Isabella, Maya, and Christopher. They lived in Sandy, Utah for several years, moved to Wood Cross, Utah for a brief time and then moved to Terrell, Texas in July of 2019. He worked for HollyFrontier as a Systems Administrator while he lived in Utah and in Texas. The family would like to thank the wonderful people he worked with at HollyFrontier and for their love and support. He loved to go camping, swimming, fishing, playing family games, going to the beach in Oregon, and gathering with family. Kim was known for his infectious laughter, he loved to tease and to have a good time. Family was most important to him and he would have done anything for anyone in need, and was frequently generous to those he loved. Kim was a kind, compassionate, and loving son, brother, husband, father, and friend. He touched the lives of so many and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Kim had a deep abiding testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and a great love of his Savior. He will be in our hearts forever. Kim is survived by his wife Jill and their 4 children, Emily, Isabella, Maya, and Christopher, his parents Terry & Rena Stroud, sister Tera Brown (Curtis), sister Sheri Stevens (Matthew), brother Daren Stroud (Lindsay), sister Heather Heywood (Randen), and many nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held for Kim on Friday, April 30th at 10 am at the Forney Ward building 8200 FM 741 Forney, TX , as well as Friday, May 7th at noon at the Sandy Utah Midvalley Stake Center located at 1106 E. 8050 S., Sandy, UT 84094. Internment will be at the Elysian Burial Gardens (1075 E. 4580 S. SLC, UT 84117) following the service. A viewing will be held Thursday April 29 at the Forney Building from 6-8pm and on Thursday, May 6th from 6-8pm at the Sandy Midvalley building, and an hour before the funeral services. In lieu of flowers please contribute to his family donating to the family’s GoFund Me.... https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-stroud-fsmily?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer